The annual HRM golf tournament, held at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix

The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management is in Your Future

Hospitality starts here

We prepare professionals for an industry that loves change – one where mergers and re-branding are a way of life.

Our graduates have an internal toolbox of skills and attitudes that help them adapt and thrive. They think in terms of keeping service fresh and lively. Our recruiters like that.

As prospective students or potential industry partners, we invite you to become a part of this dynamic program. The Hospitality Leadership students created their "Oath of Hospitality Professionals." It will give you a sense of the depth and breadth of the commitment you will be making to the HRM program and the Hospitality Industry Worldwide. Download the Oath HERE.

Mise en place, a French term meaning everything in its place, is one of the pillars on which Chef Mark Molinaro is building his curriculum. Our From the Kitchen page showcases a growing resource created by our Chef.

Are you interested in one day owning your own restaurant? Managing a large hotel on an island beach? Making connections with a variety of people through hospitality? Earning your degree from our top-ranked School of Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) will equip you for management in the hospitality industry—an industry that is expected to grow at twice the regular employment rate over the next ten years.

Our degree, Hotel and Restaurant Management, prepares you to enter these exciting, fast-paced careers by giving you access to quality faculty, innovative curriculum, and opportunities for growth.

Real world experience makes all the difference. With hands-on learning through coursework and internships, you’ll see the hospitality industry first-hand by the time you graduate.

Beyond that, in-depth classroom learning provides you with a depth of knowledge. You’ll be required to enroll in a variety of courses from management to modern languages. For more information on coursework requirements, see the degree overview.

Success depends on your access to faculty and staff. In the HRM program, you’ll experience individual attention from professors and staff who are interested in helping you grow, and develop the skills necessary to be an entry-level manager in the industry.

More than 62% of our faculty hold doctoral degrees and all have industry experience. They are committed to sharing their knowledge with you through opportunities in and out of the classroom.

Internship experience provides an extraordinary opportunity for hands-on experience, which often paves the way for jobs within the hospitality industry.

Study Abroad

HRM offers you a chance to live, study, and grow in Europe. Spend a summer honing your hospitality skills surrounded by European hospitality experts. Travel western Europe while gaining valuable life and educational experiences―and best of all, you’ll also earn course credit toward your degree.

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HRM has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration, an honor earned by fewer than 20% of the nation's baccalaureate degree-granting programs in the field.